This was quite easy to put together and I took the advice of a previous purchaser and used 60 watt bulbs rather than the 100 watts. For my space, the 100 watt bulbs would have been too bright! The shade is paper, and so I was very careful when pulling it down into place. I like the clean lines of this lovely simplistic floor lamp and the floor switch is convenient. I was concerned about the length of the cord to the wall outlet, which was behind my sofa, and the floor switch. When I contacted All Modern, they were very prompt in giving me the dimensions.